Ryan is a proven CEO with extensive experience in diverse industries, a record of increasing profitability, market share & developing strong management teams. While at CMC, he led the turnaround from neutral earnings to double digit EBITDA. As EVP and NA President of James Hardie, held full P&L responsibility ($1.5Bn annual revenue, 10%+ growth rate). Ryan has a BSME from Carnegie Mellon, MSEE from University of Pittsburgh, and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business.
Greg Topel is an experienced operator and CEO with a successful track record building businesses across an array of technologies, business sizes, and markets. As CEO, Greg launched Tanvas raising multiple cap rounds of capital. While at ITW Tech Center, Greg led BU initiatives to expand product offerings and improve operational efficiencies using the ITW 80/20 and customer-back innovation models. Greg has a BSME from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth.
Scott is a key operational strategist offering 20 years of experience across the management spectrum, with full P&L including sales and marketing, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, IT, product and business development. Demonstrated success in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, process improvement, and change management. Expertise with multiple ERP and Quality Systems Implementations. Successfully drove large-scale process and operations improvement projects across multiple manufacturing and distribution operations.
Brian has had success in scaling industrial start-ups (5x in 4 years during COVID), leading turnarounds of $100m+ divisions, and driving profitable growth of small & mid-sized organizations. His experience in closely held family businesses helped him gain insight into their internal dynamics and change management. Brian has a BA from the University of Mount Union.
Ben is an accomplished manufacturing executive and entrepreneur focused on driving enterprise value through strategic development and operational turnarounds. As VP of Business Development at a leading aerospace manufacturer, he executed rapid growth strategies and implemented process improvements to significantly optimize EBITDA and production efficiency. Previously, Ben founded, scaled, and exited a consumer goods manufacturer. His expertise spans M&A, post-merger integration, and P&L management. Ben holds a BS in Management from Purdue University.
